Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-05
NATIONAL DRILL.
THE QUESTION WITH THE OLD North
STATE MILITARY.
An Enigmatical Telegram suprems cour.
lttms-A Matrimonial ADVERTISE
ment and Lesson Briefs.


RALEIoH, n. c., April 4.-Consider-
able excitement exists in military circles
here and at other points in the State on
account Of the dispatch published yes
terday stating that three colored com
panies had entered for the prizes at the
national drIll. To-day Captain Engel.
bardt, of the Governors Guard, tele-
graphed i. 9. DeLeop, at Washington,
asking il the colored companies would
compete. This afternoon he received
the following rather enigmatical answer
from DeLeon:
Adiutnnt- General Jolnstone Jones
just here. Have explained fully to
him. Two colored companies from
Virginia; one from District OF Co
lumbia."
The question with the military here
is whether the colored companies will
drill for separate prizes or for the gen.
eral prizes. The Governors Guard
has been accepted as the special escort
and body-guard of Governor Scales
on Governors day ct the national
drill.
The sheriff OF Wilkes county to-day
brought to the penitentiary John Card
well, a noted white criminal, whose
death-sentence was last week committed
by Governor Scales to imprisonment
for life.
Prominent officers of the American
Cotton-Oil Trust are here looking into
matters connected with the late burn
ing of the oil-mills. The mills will
certainly be rebuilt on a larger scale
than before.
The Supreme Court to-day began the
call of cases from the Ninth district.
A contract was made to-day for the
construction of the Beach railway at
Morehead City. 1t will be operated by
u Raleigh company
IEwARE OF MATRIMONIAL ADVERTISE
MESTs.
Your correspondent was told to-day
Of very peculiar occurrence at town
on the Raleigh and CASTOR railway very
near this city. A young lady of that
place not long ago inserted an adver-
tisement in newspaper "for a hus-
hand," or, rather, looking to matrimo-
nv. 1t was answered by man up
North. The two were engaged by let
ter. The young lady perhaps thought
it a good joke up to this point, but
there was a rapid change from jest to
earnest when letter came from the
man saying that on a certain day ne
would be at the girls home and would
claim her as his bride. The news ac-
tually made the girl sick, and she took
to her bed. On the day mentioned the
man appeared at the town, and
was very uDprepossessing fell
low. He made some inquiries about
the girl and her family, and found that
she was pretty and well to do. He went
to the house, but could not see the girl.
re demanded admission and claimed
her as his afIianced, but was not allowed
to enter the house. Chapter 3 in this
story, which is all fact, is that the lover
has sued the maiden for breach OF
promise and damages. The lady has
quite a number of acquaintance in all
this section.
RAILWAY NEWS.
Work is expected to begin in the
course of the current year on one feed
er, or perhaps two feeders, of the At
lantic and North Carolina road.
The Wilmington, ChadbOurn and
Conwayboro' road is completed from
Chadbonrn to Loris, and for that dis
lance twenty miles, is in operation.
I he total length of the road is to be
thirty-seven miles.
The weather has delayed railway
work i'll the west, but it is said that
when spring opens fairly the progress
of operations on the Murphy branch OF
the Western North Carolina road is to
be greatly accelerated. There have been
complaints of the slowness of work on
hat line, particularly at Red-Marble
Cap.
GENERAL NEWS.
The exercises of the Young Mems
Christian Association yesterday were
very largely attended They were held
in The First Baptist church here. The
delegates to the State Convention OF the
Association were present in large num-
beIs. This morning the convention
closed its work. Members of the aSso-
cation say that the movement has now
been given such start that they are
sure that numbers Of new associations
will be formed and that the body will
show q phenomenal gain in numbers
and influence at the next annual con-
vention. The members are jealous in
the extreme, and let no opportunity
pass to extend association work.
A carrier-pigeon, thought to be one
of those released from the Coronet by
the New York Heraid, has made its
appearance at Washington, this State.
The Coronet was eight days out when
the pigeon arrived at Washington and
struck the residence of Mr.. Il. ). Hoyt
IT was completely exhausted.
Tire Interstate Commerce ConImi :
sion.
tBy telegraph to the Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 4.-The
Interstate Commerce Commission this